Cancer incidence is rising worldwide due to early screening
and advances in diagnostic modalities. In the same perspective, the
antineoplastic treatments are becoming more complex with different
toxicity profiles and schedules of administration. Fortunately,
the overall survival is improving in most of the cases. Thus, the
patients’ quality of life becomes a major issue. Besides the multidisciplinary
and multimodal decisions, the coordination of cancer
care is mandatory across different specialists and caregivers for a
better quality of health care. There must be a person who is more
available than the regular floor registered nurse to the patients and
their families. This person has a better knowledge of the disease,
the symptoms, the treatment related toxicity, and works as a team
player with multiple care providers communicating the patients’
complaints and questions. This is the oncology nurse coordinator
(ONC).

Accompanying patients with chronic diseases is becoming more
and more complicated at all the levels: medically, socially, psychologically
and administratively. Even if two patients have the same
diagnosis, they will be different in perceiving the bad news and
most importantly, expressing their emotions and symptoms. This
could also explain different expectations from the supportive care
in various situations during the course of the malignancy.

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